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COMPLETE BOX OF SAGE AMMUNITION WORKS SPENCER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
COMPLETE BOX OF SAGE AMMUNITION WORKS SPENCER
MODEL 1865 CARBINE AMMUNITION. Complete box of .50 Caliber Spencer Model 1865 Carbine ammunition mfg. by Sage Ammunition Works of Middletown, CT. The top of the lid exhibits a green and black label that reads "FORTY-TWO, PRIMED,/ METALLIC CARTRIDGES/ FOR/ SPENCER CARBINE/ CAL. 50, - - - MODEL 1865./ MANUFACTURED BY/ SAGE AMMUNITION WORKS,/ Middletown, Conn.". Interior of box contains 6 smaller unmarked boxes, which each contain 7-rds. of ammunition. Ammunition is headstamped "S.A.W.". CONDITION: box exhibits age related discoloration, with several taped repairs, tears, and spots of staining. Lid label remains intact, with some staining and superficial handling marks. Lead projectiles exhibit white oxidation, with the cases exhibiting age related discoloration and scattered areas of verdigris. (02-23283/MLW). $500-700.